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Improvement in Bandages;

the object being in the ban I 5 (ion of rubber, litharge, an

dry, or after standing 3o twee WILLARD E. HULL, OF WATERTOWN, GO

TO JEAN JACQUES,

NNEOTIOUT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF OF SAME PLACE.

BAN DAG E.

SPEGIFICATIO N forming part of Letters Patent No. 236,033, dated Dec ember 28, 1880.

Application filed February 27, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLARD E. HULL, of Watertown, in the county of Litchfield and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same. 7

This invention relates to an improvement in bandages for surgical and similar purposes, to construct a bandage which will adhere to itself when two surfaces are brought together, but will not adhere to the part around which it is placed; and it consists dage hereinafter described, and parlarly defined in the claim.

I first take a strip of fabric of the required width for the bandage, or it may be a wider strip, to be subsequently cut into bandage width. I prepare by grinding a composition d sulphur, in equal proportions, by weight, reducing it, by naphtha or equivalent solvent, to a consistency to readily strike into the fabric, then spread it upon the fabric in a spreading-machine, and when for a short time, the bandage is complete. If the compound is on a broad fabric I cut it into strips of the width required for bandages and roll it, introducing a strip of paper of corresponding width ben the meeting surfaces.

The bandage thus prepared will adhere to itself whenever two surfaces are brought together-as, for instance, in winding around a limb as it is brought around the first time,

bringing the parts t the skin. and enables winding an ope wound.

of the following herbs: Sassafras, rosemary-leaves, and arnica-leaves, them to make a strong solution, 0 tracts of the same in equal pa cloth has been prepared as a oils may be used witl the coating before it i using about ten to fiftee of the Inedicating comp composition.

fensive odor \v with alco the composition before spreading,

a rubber, neither do I 0 medical substances.

together to secure the he point of turning, but it will not adhere to It dispenses with the use of pins, n bandage, and nsures its retention upon the part where it is bandage I take equal parts elder-bark, and steep r take ex- To Inedicate this rts. hove described mmerse it in the solution and dry; or the 1 alcohol and mixed with s spread upon the fabric,

ound to the bandage the bandage to remove any ofhieh might come from the coat- I use oil of lavende hol, which may be intro To perfume duced into or applied 0 the fabric after coating.

I do not broadly claim an india-rubber bandge; neither do I claim, broadly,

litharge, and sulphur as a composition; laim a rubber cloth spread with I claim- A bandage 1 a composition or mixture sulphur, sassafras, elder, substantially as de- 5 and lapped onto the end, it securely attaches scribed.

itself thereto, then may be turned into another 'ILLARD E. HULL. direction, and wound at another point, and se- Witnesses cured in like manner. The direction of the OHAs. A. GoLLEY, bandage may be turned at any time by simply F. K. PERRY.

mail 40 After the 11 per cent.,in weight,

r and bergamot cut a mixture of consisting of a strip of fabric spread or coated witl of rubber, litharge, rosemary, and arnica, 

